Sassuolo vs Napoli: Preview and Expert Football Prediction 

Napoli will continue their quest for the Scudetto on Friday when they visit Mapei Stadium to face Sassuolo. The hosts overcame conceding the fastest goal in Serie A goal of the season (25 seconds) to record a 2-2 draw with Udinese last time out. The draw stretched their unbeaten run to four matches (W2, D2), their joint-longest unbeaten run this term. The goal will be to extend that run in this game. However, doing that against runaway league leaders Napoli will be a challenging task considering that they’ve won just one of the last 15 competitive H2Hs (D6, L8), which includes two heavy defeats by a combined 10-1 scoreline across the previous two such meetings. Read more: Barcelona vs Manchester United: Preview and Expert Football Prediction  Napoli will be confident of getting another win here–their seventh consecutive Serie A win. The league leaders extended their lead at the top of the Serie A table to 15 points thanks to a 3-0 win over Cremenose last time. They have now secured 59 points after 22 rounds, a record which has only been bettered in the three points for a win era by Juventus and Inter Milan, who had 60 points at this stage.  The visitors have won each of their eight Serie A matches against sides currently sitting 15th or below. Seven of those victories came by two or more goals, and having scored 2+ goals in each of their last six league games, the correct score prediction for this game will be a Napoli win with over 2.5 goals scored.

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Girona vs Almería: Preview and Expert Football Prediction 

Almería will travel to Estadio Municipal de Montilivi this Friday to face Girona in the 22nd Round of the 2022/23 La Liga season. Girona come into this tie on the back of a disappointing 2-0 loss to Cadiz. The result means they sit just four points ahead of the relegation zone, even though they are sitting in eleventh place. So this game is a must-win for the hosts, who Almería beat in the reverse fixture. But they are more potent at home, where they have gained 18 of their 24 points this season, including one defeat in their last seven league games (W3, D3).  Read more: Ajax vs Union Berlin: Preview and Expert Football Prediction Almería are sitting in 15th place, two points ahead of 18th-placed Valencia. Yet they could provisionally move above Girona into 11th place with victory or possibly complete the round in the relegation zone should they lose. So this comes as a make-or-break game for them. They are an entertaining side with 25 goals scored, but they also are bad defensively, having kept just one clean sheet in La Liga this season. It’s unlikely they will get a win here, given that they are without an away win in the league this season (W0, D3, L7). And so we can expect both teams to score in this game. Click here for accurate football predictions.

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Ajax vs Union Berlin: Preview and Expert Football Prediction 

Ajax will welcome Union Berlin to Johan Cruijff Arena for the first leg of the 2022/23 Europa League knockout playoffs. Ajax find themselves in this stage of the Europa League by finishing third in their UEFA Champions League group stage behind Napoli and Liverpool.  They have not had a good season since Erik ten Hag left, with his replacement Alfred Schreuder sacked last month after overseeing a seven-game winless run of league games. But things have looked up under Johnny Heitinga, with the new coach leading Ajax to four consecutive league wins. Read more: Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea: Preview and Expert Football Prediction They will turn their attention to this tie, hoping to build on their all-time record against German opponents in search of progression (W23, D7, L8). The hosts have progressed from ten of their 12 two-legged UEFA ties against German opponents, so they will back themselves to record a straight win here. Union Berlin qualified for this stage of the Europa League courtesy of a second-place finish in their Europa League group.  This is their first taste of knockout European football, and they will be hoping to get their first-ever positive result against Dutch opponents after a pair of defeats against Feyenoord last season.  Urs Fischer’s men look well placed to do exactly that after maintaining their perfect 2023 competitive record (W6) with a 2-1 win at Leipzig at the weekend, a victory which kept them just one point in arrears of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich as they strive for a maiden top-flight title. Union Berlin games have been characterised by tight margins, as four of their last five victories came by a 2-1 scoreline. All six of their UEL group games also ended with a 1-0 scoreline either way (W4, L2), highlighting the Iron Ones’ steely determination. That said, we can expect an Under 2.5 Goals outing in this game.

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Barcelona vs Manchester United: Preview and Expert Football Prediction 

Barcelona will welcome  Manchester United to Camp Nou this Thursday as both sides faceoff in the first leg of the 2022/23 Europa League knock playoffs. Barcelona qualified for this stage of the Europa League by finishing in third place in their Champions League group, behind Bayern Munich and Inter Milan. While that represented an embarrassment for the La Liga giants, they will want to make the most of their opportunity here. Last season they also found themselves in the Europa League after exiting the UCL. Still, they failed to win the title after losing to eventual winner Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-finals. Read more: Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea: Preview and Expert Football Prediction Coming into this tie on the back of a 16-game unbeaten run (W15, D1) shows that Barca aren’t as lousy as they were early this season or last season when they crashed out of the UCL. Unlike Barca, who came from the Champions League, Manchester United qualified for this stage by finishing second in their Europa League group on goal difference. They are also a team in form, having lost just once across 17 competitive matches (W14, D2) whilst managing eight clean sheets in that period. So, they will travel to Camp Nou full of confidence despite their poor record against Barcelona (five losses in the last five head-to-heads).  Given how solid both teams’ defence is, this game could end in under 2.5 goals.

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Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea: Preview and Expert Football Prediction 

Chelsea will travel to Signal Iduna Park this Wednesday to face Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the 2022/23 round of 16. The hosts come into this tie on the back of an impressive 2-0 win over Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga. The win was their sixth consecutive win in all competitive games after the restart, with each of those games seeing them score at least twice each occasion. Their results, plus a patchy run of form by Bayern Munich, has seen the Black and Yellow move to within three points of the top spot in the Bundesliga. So they will welcome Chelsea to this tie full of confidence yet desperate to improve on a winless record from their last 12 games against British clubs (D3, L9). Read more: PSG vs Bayern Munich: Preview and Expert Football Prediction However, Chelsea will travel to Germany in patchy form, having won just once in their last eight outings in 2023 (D4, L3). Despite being richly loaded in attack, they also failed to score more than once in any of those games. With the pressure mounting on manager Graham Potter, there is a feeling that his performance in the UCL could determine, to a large extent, how long he will last in Stamford Bridge this season. However, the manager has a good European record as he won his first four UCL games and could become the first English manager to win five consecutive UCL matches.   However, overall, Chelsea’s record in the UCL round-of-16 remains patchy, as they have progressed from this stage of the competition just twice in their last six attempts. Given Dortmund’s form at home, this will be another tough outing for Chelsea, and this game will likely feature goals from both teams. Click here for the best BTTS/GG bets. 

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Arsenal vs Manchester City: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

It’s the top-of-the-table clash in the Premier League this Wednesday as league leaders Arsenal take on defending champions Manchester City. The Gunners come into this tie just three points ahead of City with a game in hand, so there is a chance that Pep Guardiola’s side will overtake them here if they drop points. That makes this tie a must-win for Mikel Arteta’s title chasers. However, they come into this tie in dire form, having not won in three competitive games (D1, L2). Although their last game saw a VAR error. Arteta will hope the conditions are okay in this game as he attempts to beat his mentor. Read more: AC Milan vs Tottenham: Preview and Expert Football Prediction Guardiola is the only manager Arteta has failed to beat in the PL  (L5), and City have also emerged victorious the last ten times these clubs have faced each other in this competition. So, the Catalan coach will feel confident here. Yet his team’s run of three losses in the last seven games (W4) shows that things can go wrong for them if they lose focus. With three clean sheets in the last five meetings between both sides, we can expect a low-scoring affair when both teams meet. However, given the league position of both teams and the magnitude of this game, we can expect a cagey affair. So a bet of under 2.5 goals could be the best prediction for this game.

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AC Milan vs Tottenham: Preview and Expert Football Prediction 

AC Milan will welcome Tottenham to the San Siro this Tuesday for their first leg of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League round of 16.  Both teams qualified for this tournament round despite winning three group games out of six. AC Milan finished second in their group behind Chelsea, while Tottenham won their group. The hosts, who qualified for this round of the tournament for the first time in nine seasons, have some ongoing concerns about a potential lack of presence in Europe in 2023/24 due to their domestic form. Read more: Sampdoria vs Inter Milan: Preview and Expert Football Prediction  But they ended their seven-game winless run (D2, L5) across all competitions with a 1-0 Serie A victory against Torino last Friday. So they will welcome Tottenham to San Siro in better shape. Meanwhile, the visitors come into this tie in bad shape after they were beaten in the Premier League by Leicester City (4-1). The result ended a run of three straight wins for Spurs and kept them outside the top four in the Premier League. They travel to San Siro looking for a repeat of their performance here when they secured a 1-0 win in this fixture to qualify for the next round. However, they have a poor record away from home in the UCL, with their 2-1 win over Marseille in their last UCL away game just their fourth in 14 Champions League away trips (D5, L5). That said, given both sides’ patchy form, this game could go either way, with a goalless draw or a high-scoring affair possible.  Click here to get the best Under 2.5 goals, and over 2.5 goals bet.

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PSG vs Bayern Munich: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Bayern Munich will travel to Paris this Tuesday to face struggling French giants Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League round of 16. PSG endured a difficult weekend in the French league as they were beaten 3-1 by Monaco. The loss was their fourth in 2023, mounting pressure on coach Christopher Galtier. The coach, after the game, conceded that he is “worried” about this first leg against Bayern as injuries to the likes of Lionel Messi, Marco Verratti, and Kylian Mbappé have hit his squad. Read more: Liverpool vs Everton: Preview and Expert Football Prediction However, Mbappe and Messi are expected to be fit enough to start this game, so we can expect some entertainment and goals as PSG are the only remaining side in the knockouts yet to keep a clean sheet, while they have scored in all but one of their last 32 UCL home games. Bayern Munich will also come with an arsenal of goals and entertainment, with the Bavarians the only side that won all their group-stage games. They were also the top-scoring side in the group stage with 18 goals despite having Inter Milan and Barcelona in their group.  The last time Bayern won their first seven games of a UCL campaign was in 2019/20, and that season they lifted the trophy. So they will be hoping for a seventh win on the bounce in the UCL and a fourth consecutive win in all competitions, having beaten Bochum 3-0 at the weekend. With both sides laden with attacking depth, we can expect a high-scoring affair with over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring.

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Liverpool vs Everton: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Everton will make the short trip across Stanley Park this Monday to face their fierce city rivals Liverpool in the 62nd Premier League edition of the Merseyside Derby. The hosts have been the dominant side in this historic fixture, with 26 wins in the last 61 PL meetings. But they come into this fixture in terrible form, having failed to win a league game in 2023 (D1, L3). They were last beaten 3-0 by Wolverhampton Wanderers–a result that extended their wait for a league goal to three consecutive games. Read more: Napoli vs Cremonese: Preview and Expert Football Prediction But they will return to Anfield, where they are unbeaten in six competitive games (W3, D3), hoping their home crowd will cheer them on.  Although Everton are currently locked in the relegation zone, they will come into this fixture in a good mood, having recorded their first win since October in their last outing. The Toffees beat Arsenal 1-0 at Goodison Park last weekend in what was their first game under new manager Sean Dyche. The win ended a run of ten games without a win for Everton (D2, L8), moving them closer to surfacing above the bottom three. Dyche has brought excitement to the blue half of Merseyside and will surely receive backing from the fans in this game. He will hope to repeat that winning feat at Anfield, where his side have won only once since the turn of the millennium (D10, L14). That said, click here to get the betting tips today for this game.

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Manchester City vs Aston Villa: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Manchester City and Aston Villa will be looking to secure maximum points when both teams meet at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday evening. The hosts failed to capitalise on Arsenal’s slip in the last round, falling to a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham away from home.  They return to the Etihad, hoping to continue their good form there. The ‘Cityzens’ have won their last four home games in all competitions, keeping three clean sheets. Read more: Villarreal vs Barcelona: Preview and Expert Football Prediction They have also won each of their last 12 home league games against Aston Villa and can be backed to record a straight home win in this fixture. However, are no pushovers under Unai Emery. The visitors may be entering this tie on the back of a disappointing 4-2 loss to Leicester City, but they remain a good side under the Basque coach. They come into this fixture sitting one point outside the top half, with the goal for the season still a half-finish this season after only recently battling away from the relegation zone. The Villans have won each of their three away league games under the guidance of Emery and so will be quietly confident of heaping the misery on a Man City side distracted by off-field issues. For the best sure home win Prediction, click here.

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